2008-2009 Catalog - Virginia Wesleyan College

12ADMISSIONThese forms must be received by the Health Services Officeat least one month before the student arrives on thecampus. Students will not be allowed to register without ahealth form on file.Campus Visits: You are encouraged to visit our campusfor a tour and interview. As a service to visitors, the AdmissionsOffice provides daily guided tours of the campus.Tours are regularly scheduled for 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.,1:30 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. Since numbers of prospectivestudents request tours, it is recommended that you notifythe Admissions Office in advance of the date on which youplan to visit the campus. The Admissions Office is open8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and to 4:00 p.m. in thesummer. We can schedule a visit for you on most Saturdaymornings during the academic year as well. Applicationforms and specific information pertaining to the collegecurriculum and to the process of admission to VirginiaWesleyan College may be obtained by writing to: Office ofAdmissions, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 WesleyanDrive, Norfolk/Virginia Beach, VA 23502-5599 or bycalling 757-455-3208 or 800-737-8684. You may also visitus via our home page on the World Wide Web atwww.vwc.edu or contact us via e-mail at admissions@vwc.edu.College-Level Examination Program (CLEP): Youmay apply for credit in disciplines in which you havedemonstrated proficiency through successful completion ofCLEP examinations.Credit may be earned through both the generalexaminations and the subject examinations if the requiredCLEP score is obtained. In the subject examinations, creditis awarded only in those areas applicable to the VWCcurriculum. CLEP examinations must be approved forcurrent students prior to testing. Additional informationcan be obtained from the Registrar’s homepage. Seewww.vwc.edu/academics/registrar.Advanced Placement: Virginia Wesleyan generallygrants college credit for a score of three or better on theAdvanced Placement Exams of the College EntranceExamination Board. These are normally consideredintroductory-level courses for new students at the College.Credit will not be awarded for both College BoardAdvanced Placement and IB exams in the same subject.(See chart on the following page.)International Baccalaureate: Virginia Wesleyan grantsplacement and/or credit for Higher Level examinationswith a minimum score of 5 in the InternationalBaccalaureate (IB) program. The table below lists courseswhich have been reviewed by academic departments.Additional IB courses not listed here will be reviewed asnecessary. Credit will not be awarded for both IB andCollege Board Advanced Placement exams in the samesubject. No credit is awarded for Subsidiary Levelexaminations.IB EXAM SCOREVWC EQUIVALENT SEM.COURSE(S)HRS.Biology 5 BIO 131 46, 7 BIO 131, 132 8Chemistry 5 CHEM 117 46, 7 CHEM 117, 118 8Computer 5 CS 202, elective 6Science 6, 7 CS 202, 207, elective 9Mathematics 5 MATH 135, 136 66, 7 MATH 135, 136, 172 9Physics C 4* PHYS 221 45* PHYS 221, 222 8*With 5 inmathematics (HL)